Have you ever been there? A fall, trip, slip, broken piece of equipment sends your rifle into the mud, dirt or rocks. It happened to me years back and I decided that I needed a better infield solution to get it clean again. Not just an infield solution, but also a maintenance program for before, […]
My Grandpa is an incredible hunter and an amazing shot. He hunted for many years with a 300 Win Mag so I thought I would get his opinion on this classic caliber. When I asked him what should be said about the 300 Win Mag he said without hesitation, “It kicks like a mule.” Although […]
Books, countless articles, video series, and even classes have been devoted to the subject of long range shooting and the quality o ammunition needed to achieve success. Many shooters can’t agree on what distance constitutes long range, much less the specific steps or equipment needed for that first-shot hit or to hold a tight group. […]
The person we will spend our hard earned money and dedicate our even more precious time available to? The planning, preparation and practicing show out dedication to our passion…our way of life. If we demand excellence from ourselves, then shouldn’t we expect it from those professionals we choose to employ? A guided hunt will, in […]
They may also see Zebra dotting the savannah in their thousands, and Africans drumming in chorus long into the night. That is Africa, but not all of Africa is the same. There are most certainly endless savannas stretching for as far as the eye can see, but then there are the forests, mountains, and deserts. […]
At least a couple times a day I answer a question that goes something like this. “Should I just chronograph my loads and give you the bullet speed and ballistic coefficient?” I look at my watch and wonder if I should get into it or just say yes to the chronograph. So far I have […]
If you go searching for information about the 6.5 Creedmoor, you will find a myriad of articles that all start out telling about the birth of the cartridges as a discussion between Dave Emary of Hornady and Dennis DeMille of Creedmoor sports. Dennis, who is also a world-renowned long range shooter, was asked what his […]
Before we start shooting long range, it’s important that we do our research and select the proper platform on which to build our shooting system. There are many different rifles built for many different purposes. Many become works of art. For a long range shooting system, I have five points on a checklist to qualify […]
Pronghorn at 625 yards. You wouldn’t be reading this article without the relatively recent development of affordable laser range finders. With the advent of these simple and affordable measuring devices, hunters have been able to increase their effectiveness and ethical shot placement in the field. Once hunters were able to measure an accurate distance to […]
Bullet Drop Compensators (BDC) are simply target style elevation turrets on a rifle scope which are calibrated in yards rather that the standard MOA (or ¼ MOA clicks). By simply turning the BDC turret to display the proper yards to target, rapid adjustments for bullet drop at varying distances can be made. Because they mark […]
